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This image shows a type of bone tumour from 1878. At this time it was not unusual for a limb to be amputated to increase the chances of survival for the patient.
This image shows the devastating effect of tuberculosis before antibiotics became available. It this case the tuberculosis bacteria has destroyed the bones of the skull.
This image shows a kidney stone. It is commonly known as a staghorn calculus due to the shape it forms inside the kidney.
This image of a fractured elbow is from a man who was injured in a gunpowder mill explosion. Amputation was a common treatment for badly broken bones in the 19th century.
This image of shows the knee bone of a man who was admitted to St George's in 1843 with an extensive wound of the knee. He had damaged the knee following an accident with a scythe and did not recover.
This image shows the fractured ribs of a man who was reported to have fallen "into the hold of a barge astride an iron pipe". The fractured ribs punctured his lungs and he did not recover from his injuries.
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